. American engineer and railroad journal . ll, surmounted by 12 ft. 6 ins. more of glass. The the boiler shop is a 30 x 35-ft. riveting tower, carried on aspecial roof tress cxt n ling across the building, and on abox girder reaching the length of two bays the entire building the steel work was erected independentlyof the brick work. In the detail drawing of the steel col-limns the particular care in arranging the size to exactlytake the brick facing is made evident, as is also the methodof filling the columns with concrete, which is of a mixture ofone part of cement to eight
. American engineer and railroad journal . ll, surmounted by 12 ft. 6 ins. more of glass. The the boiler shop is a 30 x 35-ft. riveting tower, carried on aspecial roof tress cxt n ling across the building, and on abox girder reaching the length of two bays the entire building the steel work was erected independentlyof the brick work. In the detail drawing of the steel col-limns the particular care in arranging the size to exactlytake the brick facing is made evident, as is also the methodof filling the columns with concrete, which is of a mixture ofone part of cement to eight parts of combined sand andgravel. Another detail view, on page 369, illustrates the roof drain-age witli inside rai nductors. The angle made by the edge of the roof with the wall has a ridge at each end and at alternate panels; leaders are placed at the Bret, third, fifth. terminating in gutter boxes. As may be seen, the - boxes are in in. boxes made of Ki-oz. copper with flash- December, iyo2. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 367. Details of Framine Unit, North Side of Erecting Shop, ShowingMethod of Supporting Intermediate Brick Wall Details of Framing Unit, South Side of Erecting Shop, ShowingArrangement of Window Framing. ^ Locomotive Erecting Shop. Fill between beams rrith concrete fr i/^?*- so > 71
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